• adj. 鉛灰色的；鉛制的；沉悶的；鉛一般重的
• vt. 使沉重；使懶散；使呆滯

lead,鉛，-en,形容詞后綴。

leaden (adj.)

"made of lead," Old English leaden, from lead (n.1) + -en (2). The figurative sense of "heavy, oppressive, dull" is attested by 1570s. Related: Leadenly; leadenness.

1. He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.

他聽見父親蹇步下樓。

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2. His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.

他的傳球在陰沉的天空中劃出了一道完美的弧線。

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3. He walked towards the examination room with leaden feet ( = slowly ).

他像腳灌了鉛一樣地走向考場.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. A leaden weight lay on her heart as she waved him goodbye.

她向他揮手道別時,心情十分沉重.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The weather was at its worst; bitterly cold, with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility.

天氣極其惡劣。寒風凜冽，天色晦暗，能見度極低。

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